Welcome to the Ontario Justice Education Network
Key areas
TEACHER RESOURCES
Our resources are legally accurate, curriculum-linked, and tested with students.
The OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trials for High School Students
Join your local mock trial tournament.
TRAINING
Continuing Professional Development, facilitator training, and video resources.
ABOUT OJEN
Find out more about who we are and what we do.
JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
We run programs in community settings and with special audiences.
BOOK A COURTHOUSE VISIT
Bring your class or youth group to visit a courthouse and watch court.
BOOK A GUEST SPEAKER
We can connect you with a legal expert who can talk to your audience.
Get Involved
Volunteer, donate, or work with us.
OJEN NEWS
Tate’s Tableaux Raises Funds for OJEN
The Herbert family established Tate’s Tableaux 6 years ago to commemorate the life of their son in a meaningful way. Their annual event in Barrie, brings together friends and family for an evening of music and good cheer. The proceeds are donated to OJEN’s justice education programs for youth, a cause they believe Tate would […]
Steps to Justice – Employment Law Module
Can employers force their employees to work on public holidays? If your job requires a uniform, can the employer make you pay for it? What can you do if you think you have been fired from your job unfairly? These are a few of the questions explored in the Steps to Justice Employment Law workshop […]
FROM THE OJEN BLOG
Workshop Introduces Nunavut Youth to Criminal Law System
Approximately 60 Inuit youth in Nunavut were introduced to the processes and goals of the criminal law system in workshops designed by OJEN for the Law Society of Nunavut. During the week of September 16th to 20th, OJEN facilitated three workshops with the Law Society of Nunavut in partnership with Nunavut Legal Aid, the […]
Art and the Courts Website Launched
OJEN’s new Art and the Courts website was launched this August at the Toronto Summer Law Institute for teachers at Osgoode Hall. This beautifully photographed site takes viewers on virtual tours of the McMurtry Gardens of Justice and the courtrooms of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Winning posters of the annual Grade 5 Poster […]